The 15 Best Stand-Up Specials On Netflix Right Now

The past few years have seen a rigorous expansion of comedy programming on streaming services of all shapes and sizes, but standup comedy is definitely getting its due after years of neglect. Hence why there are 174 titles in Netflix’s stand-up category (as of this writing). And while that seems like a lot, this total is constantly climbing with new licensing deals and private offerings being added on a regular basis. Even for budding comedy fans, there’s a lot of must see comedy specials to choose from.

To get acquainted with the burgeoning mix that Netflix includes with its streaming subscription, check out the 15 best stand-up specials on Netflix currently available for streaming. These titles aren’t listed in any particular order according to funniest stand-up, quality, duration, content or age. Rather, they’re meant to provide you with an adequate, inclusive representation of the good comedy specials listed among the other 148 titles mentioned under “Stand-up Comedy.” But yeah, they’re all really good and deserve enough of your time.

The Rory Scovel and Hannibal Burress specials were awful. I didn’t laugh once. Had to turn Rory’s off. I would like to add–along with some of the others you guys have mentioned–the Sebastian Maniscalco special!!! I laughed so hard my sides hurt. He has a hilarious skit about people taking a selfie. He calls it taking a lonely. Gotta check it out!

First, I’d like to remind everyone that nowhere was John Mulaney’s “much-hyped sitcom” more much-hyped than right here on Uproxx. Second, Amy Schumer’s Leather Special MUST suck if not even Uproxx is willing to kiss its ass.

I see a ton of people already mentioned Tom Segura, but yeah, Completely Normal is one of my favorite sets ever … And I only watched it once, but I remember feeling very disappointed w The Comeback Kid. Except for his Clinton material, “cuz Bill NEVER forgets a bitch” cracked me up

Really? No love for Tom Segura? In my opinion, both of his specials (which are Netflix exclusives) are some of the best comedy hours around, let alone just on Netflix. Louis C.K. obviously makes it onto any list and John Mulaney is one of my new favorites, but Tom Segura can make me laugh way more than Mulaney and can go toe to toe with Louis anyday. And if Kyle Kinane ever releases a special on Netflix, half of these guys would never stack up.

George Carlin was a comic genius. He was an original and an innovator of the modern stand up genre. It may not sound edgy now because he has been copied by so many comedians for the last 30 years, and since he has been dead for 8 years there is no new material. Carlin is in the top 5 greatest list of every comic on the planet.
Calling George Carlin a hack is like calling Stephen Hawking a dunce.